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Django Defies Sartana

Original title: Django sfida Sartana
  • 1970
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
337
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George Ardisson and Tony Kendall in Django Defies Sartana (1970)
Spaghetti WesternWestern

Framed for a bank robbery, bounty killer Django's brother, Steve is lynched. Django hunts down Sartana, Steve's supposed accomplice, but finds him innocent also. The two men seek out the rea... Read allFramed for a bank robbery, bounty killer Django's brother, Steve is lynched. Django hunts down Sartana, Steve's supposed accomplice, but finds him innocent also. The two men seek out the real robbers.Framed for a bank robbery, bounty killer Django's brother, Steve is lynched. Django hunts down Sartana, Steve's supposed accomplice, but finds him innocent also. The two men seek out the real robbers.

  • Director
    • Pasquale Squitieri
  • Writer
    • Pasquale Squitieri
  • Stars
    • George Ardisson
    • Tony Kendall
    • José Torres
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    337
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pasquale Squitieri
    • Writer
      • Pasquale Squitieri
    • Stars
      • George Ardisson
      • Tony Kendall
      • José Torres
    • 12User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    George Ardisson
    George Ardisson
    • Sartana
    Tony Kendall
    Tony Kendall
    • Django
    José Torres
    José Torres
    • Mute
    Bernard Farber
    • Philip Singer
    • (as Bernard Faber)
    Adler Gray
    • Singer's niece
    Salvatore Billa
    Salvatore Billa
    • Singer Henchman
    Fulvio Mingozzi
    • Sheriff
    Augusto Pescarini
    • Singer Henchman
    • (as Augosto Pesarini)
    Mirella Pamphili
    Mirella Pamphili
    • Saloon Girl
    • (as Mirella Pompili)
    Claudio Trionfi
    Teodoro Corrà
    • Juan Corvo
    John Alvar
    • Steve
    Tania Alvarado
    • Maria
    • (uncredited)
    Fortunato Arena
    • Bandit
    • (uncredited)
    Calogero Azzaretto
    • Mexican
    • (uncredited)
    Ugo Ballester
    • Gravedigger
    • (uncredited)
    Federico Boido
    Federico Boido
    • 1st Gunman
    • (uncredited)
    Dolores Calò
    • Crying Woman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Pasquale Squitieri
    • Writer
      • Pasquale Squitieri
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    • Trivia
      Italian censorship visa # 56019 delivered on 30 April 1970.
    • Goofs
      When Loco (Django's Mexican friend) throws his machete at the two baddies outside, which instead misses and sticks in the fence, the sun's shadow on the blade is at four o'clock. When Django shoots the two baddies immediately after this, the sun's shadow on the blade is suddenly at two o'clock.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Django: The One and Only (2003)

    User reviews12

    Featured review
    6/10

    Decent Django/Sartana entry with plenty of noisy action , thrills , shootouts and lots of killings

    ¨Django dares Sartana¨ was well directed by Pasquale Squitieri as William Redford . Passable Western concerning about a bank robbing , then Steve (Alvar) is suspected to have committed the hold-up . After that , a bloody vengeance takes place , as Steve is hanged by the enraged townspeople . Meantime , Djanjo (Tony Kendall) takes the law on his own hands against the killers who murdered his brother , this one was a bank clerk and while making love with a prostitute (Tania Alvarado) , he is subsequently kidnapped , mistreated and hung to take a loot . Acceptable Spaghetti dealing with usual theme : a relentless revenge . It deals with Djanjo (Tony Kendall) who seeks vengeance when his sibling is lynched and hanged ; as he carries out a cruel slaughter , and he thinks of Sartana (Giorge Ardisson) is real culprit , then it occurs the predictable battle of wits . Shortly after , Djanjo find out the true executioner of the grisly killing is a nasty band , as he joins Sartana and both of whom kill anyone they meet for blind vendetta . As Djanjo pulls off his vengeance by means of a cruel manner . He is relentless in his vendetta , deadly in his violence . The conflict is simple , one between avenger Djanjo , helped by Sartana, against relentless murderers and never hesitating to kill.

    It's an exciting Vengeance western with breathtaking showdown between the protagonists Tony Kendall/Ardisson against the ominous enemies . Both of them are fine, they ravage the screen , kill , betray , hit and run , and they execute massacre and atrocity , they proceed a single-handedly revenge , and kills each enemy involved on their way ; and ultimately takes places the final showdown . This thrilling western contains a story full of violence , good dramatic pace and slick direction though packs some flaws . Enjoyable Spaghetti Western ; it follows the Sergio Leone wake , including close-up , zooms , choreographic duels and no being proceeded in American style . The film packs action , shootouts , drama , high body-count and it's fast moving and quite entertaining . It's a moving western with attractive outdoors and breathtaking confrontation among heartless protagonists , and their nasty nemesis and slimy , menacing underlings . Decent action sequences with rousing crossfire and spectacularly bloody shootouts at the end . Charismatic performance for the whole casting . The notorious Spaghetti actors , Tony Kendall and Giorgio Ardisson , are good in their usual tough as well as silent roles . There appears habitual secondaries in Italian Western , here in their ordinary roles as a villains and in cruelly baddies characters , such as : RickBoyd , Fortunato Arena and Tania Alvarado .



    The musician Piero Umiliani composes an attractive soundtrack , well conducted , this turns out to be one of the most memorable parts of the movie , as it's plenty of enjoyable sounds and haunting musical background and with agreeable leitmotif , including catching songs and ballads stunningly sung . Nice cinematography , including good sets, filmed on locations in Rome, Lazio, Italy and Elios studios . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Pasquale Squitieri , under pseudonym William Redford , though contains some gaps and flaws. Pasquale was longtime companion of actress Claudia Cardinale , who usually played his films , and father of Claudia their daughter . He is a writer and director, especially known for Atto Di Dolore (1990), Russicum (1988) and Mussolini's lover (1984). He also made another Western titled ¨La vendetta è un Piatto Che Si serve Freddo" or "Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold" (USA title) (1971) . He wrote/ directed a lot of movies dealing with Italian Mafia such as 1988 Russicum , 1985 "Il Pentito" or "The Repenter , 1978 L'arma , 1978 Corleone , 1977 Il Prefetto di Ferro , 1975 El Ambicioso or "The Climber" , 1974 I Guappi , 1972 Camorra ; many of them starred by his wife Claudia Cardinale and notorious Spaghetti actor Giuliano Gemma
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    • Feb 26, 2018
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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1970 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Omuz omuza
    • Filming locations
      • Castello di Corcolle, Roma, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • BCR Produzioni Cinematografiche
      • Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.)
      • Rewind Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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